With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Story date: 2008-01-02 06:39:19
Added on: 2008-01-02 19:00:12
The collapse of the fabled Levitt & Sons, the first big home builder to fail in the current slump, illustrates how the real estate turmoil is spreading far beyond subprime borrowers.
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